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> > >Sounds like it came from an XML accreditation test: such things are nearly >always stupid. > Your guess is right. What about flexibility ? I am more interested in what you have to say about that. Regards, Razvan >Michael Kay >http://www.saxonica.com/ > > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Razvan MIHAIU [mailto:mihaiu@m...] >>Sent: 27 February 2005 20:00 >>To: xml-dev@l... >>Subject: Quiz: XML flexibility >> >> >>Hi, >> >> >> >> >> In an XML quiz I found the following question: >> >>A company wants to develop an EDI system, which will help it >>to integrate with >>its various trading partners (suppliers and clients). Their >>previous attempt >>failed, as it required a unique implementation for each pair >>of trading >>partners. Now they want to explore the capabilities of XML to >>make this system >>efficient. >> >>The company wants to keep the structure of XML documents >>flexible and open to >>future changes. Which of the following is most likely implied by this >>requirement ? >> >>A. XML Schema; >>B. mixed content model; >>C. XSL stylesheets; >>D. validating parser; >> >>Correct answer: B >>My choice: A >> >> >> Isn't this a dumb question ? I mean if you choose A you >>can certainly use mixed >>content model with XML Schema, so answer A and B are not exclusive. >> >> What I am really trying to understand is "what is >>flexibility" ? In any XML >>document you can add elements and attributes at will if you update the >>associated schema. Old applications would just ignore the new >>elements and >>attributes, so "flexibility" is build-in into XML. So, what >>are you doing when >>you want to design a flexible XML document ? >> >> Can somebody give me an example of an XML document that >>is *not* flexible as >>opposed to one that it is ? >> >> >> >> >> >>Regards, >>Razvan >> >> >>www.mihaiu.name >> >> >> >>----------------------------------------------------------------- >>The xml-dev list is sponsored by XML.org <http://www.xml.org>, an >>initiative of OASIS <http://www.oasis-open.org> >> >>The list archives are at http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ >> >>To subscribe or unsubscribe from this list use the subscription >>manager: <http://www.oasis-open.org/mlmanage/index.php> >> >> > > > > >
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